Dodge all in on electric too 500 mile range Ram
This is the last of the major vehicle manufactures to go all in on electric vehicles https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/electric-ram-1500-pickup-in-2024/
Forum Discussion
JRscooby wrote:Electricity costs are negligible. It the cost to upgrade the electrical infrastructure that is going to make RV parks reluctant to fully embrace EVs. I would much rather miss some potential business than come out of pocket with $50,000 or more to upgrade the electrical system when there isn’t a clear need. Nobody has a clue as to how the EV charging landscape will look ten or twenty years down the road. Maybe the charging will improve to the point the traditional fueling srations can provide charging in a time equal to current petroleum fuels. Maybe electric vehicles are the 8 track/ cassette tape/ CDs of the world and technology will quickly render them obsolete as hydrogen flying cars dominate .Cummins12V98 wrote:
Too funny. Going into a fully functioning facility of ant type it’s not so simple as “pulling a few wires”
Stupid question; If a CG is upgrading sites from 30 too 50 Amp, how much extra cost to also add capacity to charge EVs? Bet most have made/are making that change so I assume they have run the numbers and are betting the upcharge for site with upgraded power will pay off.
Bet that very few will be towing to CG with EV for years. OTOH, I can see a lot of EVs used as toads in the next few years.
Could CG meter power to post, charge extra for high use? AC in a tent, or charge a EV, would cause them to pay more. (Might help with lights on all night too)
As for KOA it is my understanding their foray into EV charging only goes as far as partnering with a pedestal supplier to have a charging port added to a standard pedestal and then the put a KOA logo on it. The park still has to buy it and wire it into their grid. KOA is not requiring parks to add them and likely won’t. It is much more corporate PR than some huge push for EVs.
Finally, there was a post you don’t always need to charge EVs at every opportunity. True, but if a business builds in that ability, they have to plan and build the system to work on the assumption they may all be in use at some time.
